Jueman (Mandy) Zhang

Jueman (Mandy) Zhang Headshot

Biography

Jueman (Mandy) Zhang is an associate professor at the Harrington School of Communication and Media. Her areas of expertise include multimedia journalism, media effects, as well as artificial intelligence and big data in communication. Previously, she was an associate professor at Long Island University and New York Institute of Technology. Prior to entering academia, she worked as a reporter for Shanghai Daily. She also had experience with NBC.

Research

Multimedia journalism, artificial intelligence and journalism, big data analytics, media effects and persuasion.

Education

  • Ph.D. Mass communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  • M.S. Applied Statistics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  • M.A. Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO
  • B.A. English Language and Literature, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China

Selected Publications

  • Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Mouton, M, Zhang, J.J., & Shi, M. (2024). Public discourse, user
    reactions, and conspiracy theories on the X platform about HIV vaccines: Data mining and content analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, e53375.
    https://doi.org/10.2196/53375
  • Wang, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, J., Shi, M., & Wanta, W. (2024). Tracking attention about COVID-19 vaccines on Twitter and newspapers: A dynamic agenda-setting approach.
    Telematics and Informatics Reports, 13, 100122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teler.2024.100122
  • Zhang, J., & Wang, Y. (2022). Effectiveness of corporate social responsibility activities in the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 31(7), 1063- 1076. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBM-07-2021-3551  
  • Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Wanta, W., Zheng, Q., & Wang, X. (2022). Reactions to geographic visualization of infectious disease outbreaks: An experiment on data presentation format and past occurrence information. Public Health, 202, 106-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.11.011
  • Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Shi, M., & Wang, X. (2021). Factors driving the popularity and virality of COVID-19 vaccine discourse on Twitter: Text mining and data visualization study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 7(12), e32814. https://doi.org/10.2196/32814
  • Wang, Y., Shi, M., & Zhang, J. (2021). What public health campaigns can learn from
    people’s Twitter reactions on mask-wearing and COVID-19 vaccines: A topic modeling approach. Cogent Social Sciences, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2021.1959728  
  • Zhang, J., Chen, G. M., Chock, T. M., Wang, Y., Ni, L., & Schweisberger, V. (2016). A psychophysiological study of processing HIV PSAs: The effects of novelty appeals, sexual appeals, narrative versus statistical evidence, and viewer’s sex. Health Communication, 31(7), 853-862. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2015.1012629
  • Han, G., & Zhang, J. (2015). New communication platform, message valence, and health risk: Does social networking media matter in understanding painkiller use? Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 19(3-4), 1-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2015.1089394
  • Chen, B., Zhang, J., Jiang, Z., Shao, J., Jiang, T., Wang, Z., Liu, K., Tang, S., Gu, H., & Jiang, J. (2015). Media and public reactions toward vaccination during the “hepatitis B vaccine crisis” in China. Vaccine, 33(15), 1780-1785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.02.046
  • Gu, H., Jiang, Z., Chen, B., Zhang, J., Wang, Z., Wang, X., Cai, J., Chen, Y., Zheng, D., & Jiang, J. (2015). Knowledge, attitude and behavioral intention regarding the avian influenza A (H7N9) among mobile phone users: A survey in Zhejiang Province, China. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 3(1): e15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.3394
  • Zhang, J., Chock, T. M., Chen, G. M., Schweisberger, V., & Wang, Y. (2014). Persuasiveness of HIV/AIDS public service announcements as a function of argument quality, personal relevance, and evidence form. Social Behavior and Personality, 40(10), 1603-1612. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.10.1603
  • Zhang, J., Zhang, D., & Chock, T. M. (2014). Effects of HIV/AIDS PSAs on attitude and behavior: Examining the interplay of perceived threat and self-efficacy. Social Behavior and Personality, 42(5), 799-810. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2014.42.5.799
  • Han, G., Zhang, J., Shen, G., & Chu, K. (2013). Self-other differences in H1N1 flu risk perception in a global context: A comparative study between the United States and China. Health Communication, 29(2), 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2012.723267